The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques,
and Discoveries of The English Nation

Seconde Partie.
To the Bayliefes, Burghemaisters, and Counsell of the town of Middelborgh in Zeelande.
A briefe description of a voyage performed by certaine Hollanders, to and from the East Indies, with
their aduentures and successe.
The manner and condition of the people inhabiting in the great Bay of Antogil, on this side the
Equinoctiall line vnder 16 degrees, on the South side of the Island Madagascar.
The manner, condition, custome, going, standing, apparell, housekeeping, wares, and behauiour of the
Iauars in Bantam.
The manner, custome, housholding, childbearing, sporting and cleanlinesse of the women in Bantam.
The situation of the Island of Baly

** Transcriber's Notes **

The printed edition from which this e-text has been produced retains the spelling and abbreviations of
Hakluyt's 16th-century original. In this version, the spelling has been retained, but the following
manuscript abbreviations have been silently expanded:

- vowels with macrons = vowel + 'n' or 'm'
- q; = - que (in the Latin)
- y'e = the; y't = that; w't = with

This edition contains footnotes and two types of sidenotes. Most footnotes are added by the editor. They
follow modern (19th-century) spelling conventions. Those that don't are Hakluyt's (and are not always
systematically marked as such by the editor). The sidenotes are Hakluyt's own. Summarizing sidenotes
are labelled [] and placed before the sentence to which they apply. Sidenotes that are keyed with a
symbol are labeled [Marginal note: ] and placed at the point of the symbol, except in poetry, where they
are placed at a convenient point. Additional notes on corrections, etc. are signed 'KTH'

** End Transcriber's Notes **

The manner of the entring of Soliman the great Turke, with his armie into
Aleppo in Syria, marching towards Persia against the Great Sophie, the
fourth day of Nouember, 1553, noted by Master Anthony Ienkinson, present
at that time.

There marched before the Grand Signior, otherwise called the great Turke, 6000 Esperes, otherwise
called light horsemen very brave, clothed all in scarlet.

After, marched 10000 men, called Nortans, which be tributaries to the Great Turke, clothed all in yellow
veluet, and hats of the same, of the Tartary fashion, two foote long, with a great role of the same colour
about their foreheads, richly decked, with their bowes in their hands, of the Turkish fashion.

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